Decorator&#39;s stencil-holder.



G. WEIDE,,S11. DECORATOES STENCIL HOLDER. 12211101111011 FILED AUG. 11, 1910.

1,030,498, Patented June 25, 1912. 2 SHEETS-S11E31 z.

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GUSTAVE WEIDE, $3., OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J one 25, 1912.

Application filed August 11, 1910. Serial No. 576,673.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GUsrAvn WVEIDE, S12, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Decorators Stencil-Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invent-ion, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has for its particular object, the provision of simple and eflicient means for holding decorators stencils against a wall or ceiling, and to this end the invention consists of the novel devices and combinations of devices hereinafter described and defined in the claims.

Hitherto it has been necessary for decorators to employ a helper chiefly for the purpose of assisting in holding the stencil in position. Decorators in working on a ceiling or on a high part of a wall, as is well known, work on a scaffolding located high enough above the floor to permit the decorator to reachthe ceiling.

My invention provides a pair of extensible and universally adjustable clamping devices adapted to be supported by the scaffolding and to hold the ends of a stencil either against the ceiling or the wall.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention, like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a view in front elevation showing a pair of my improved stencil holders supported by a scaffolding and arranged to hold a stencil against the ceiling, the scaffolding and the ceiling in some parts being shown in section. Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing one of the stencil holders supported by a scaffolding and arranged to clamp the stencil against the wall adjacent to the ceiling, the said wall, ceiling and scaffolding being shown in section. Fig. 3 is a detail in section on the line 00 m of Fig. 2. Fig.4 is an enlarged detail in horizontal section on the line .22 00 of Fig. 2 with some parts removed. Fig. 5 is a view in side elevation with some parts broken away showing one of the stencil holders applied to clamp the stencil in the cove or curved portion of the ceiling, said ceiling being shown in section; and, Fig. 6 is a plan view showing in detail a perforated disk for supporting paint pots on the leg of the stencil holder.

The scaffolding is indicated by the nu meral 1, and the wall and ceiling of a room respectively by the numerals 2 and 3.

The stencil is indicated by the numeral 4.

Each of the stencil holders comprise a bearing foot, and a clamping head. The extensible leg, as preferably constructed, is made up of a tube section 5 and a rod 6 telescoped into the same. A coiled spring 7 placed on therod 6 re-acts against the upper end of the tube 5 and against a collar 8 on the said rod. The collar 8 is adjustably secured on the rod 6 by thumb screw 9. A thumbscrew 10 works. through a collar on the upper end of the tube 5 and is adapted to be screwed against the rod 6 to secure said rod 6 against movement in respect to the tube 5 when desired. The lower end of the tube 5 is made in the form of a ball 11, the upper portion of which is embraced by a clamp socket 12 that works with screw threaded engagement on the threaded stem 13 of the bearing foot 14. The base of this hearing foot 14 is preferably expanded and provided with a multiplicity of barbs 15 that are adapted to enter the scaffolding 1 and hold the foot against slippage thereon.

For ordinary uses, to-wit; for clamping the stencil against a flat wall or ceiling, the form of clamping head shown in Figs. 1 and 2 is preferably employed. This clamp ing head comprises a pair of longitudinally slotted thin metal clamping bars 16 mount ed to slide one upon the other, and pivoted on a bolt 17 that is rigidly secured to a projection from the upper end of the rod 6. These clamping bars 16 are adapted to be mounted pivotally in respect to the extensible supporting leg and they are capable of extension in either direction from the bolt 17, so that they may be adjusted to any desired width of stencil and to any desired position of the stencil. The stencil engaging edges of the bars 16 are preferably serrated or formed with small teeth, which increase the holding action thereof.

Pivotally mounted in the bolt 17 outward of the clamping bars 16, is a short arm 18, the purpose of which will presently appear.

Just outward of the head of the arm 18 a serrated washer 19 is placed on the bolt 17 and a thumb nut 20 works on a threaded outer end of the said bolt. By means of the thumb nut 20, the bars 16, arm 18 and washer 19 may be clamped together in any desired angular positions in respect toeach other, and in respect to the rod 6 of the extensible supporting leg.

The manner of applying the stencil holder to secure a stencil against the ceiling, is shown in Fig. 1, and the manner of applying the same to hold the stencil against the flat wall is shown in Fig. 2. By screwing the socket 12 downward on the trunnion 13 of the bearing foot, thev tube 5 of the supporting leg may be securedeither in a vertical position or in an angular position, within the limits of movement permitted by the passage in the top of the said socket.

The spring 7 should be so adjusted" that it will preferably press the clamping head 16 against the stencil. Adjustments of the collar 8 on the rod 6 will accomplish the above result and adjust the holder to different distances between scaffold and ceiling.

The numeral 21 indicates a perforated disk adapted to hold paint pots :22 and having an axial passage adapting it to be passed around the rod 6 and supported by the upper end of the tube 5 of the supporting leg.

Fig. 5 shows a flexible stencil clamping head preferably formed by a thin spring bar 23 provided with a stem 24-. adapted to be telescoped into a socket formed in the end of the arm 18 above described. This flexible clamping head will adapt itself to the curve or the cove ceiling and will clamp a stencil in position therein, as shown in Fig. 5.

When the device is out of use it may be folded together within comparatively small space and at such time the rod 6 will be telescoped into the tube 5 as far as possible and there held by tightening of the set screw 10.

The efiiciency of the device has been demonstrated in actual practice and it has been found that a decorator may conveniently and easily set stencils in position for use by means of the improved stencil holder above described and may therefore do rapid and efficient work without a helper.

What I claim is:

1. A stencil holder comprising a tube, a rod telescoped into the same, a collar adjustably secured on said rod, a spring reacting against said' adjustable collar and against the said tube, a clamping head adjustably connected to the upper endof said rod, and a bearing foot adjustably connected to the lower end of said tube.

2. A stencil holder comprising a leg provided with a ball at its lower end, a bearing foot having a threaded trunnion engageable with said bearing, said trunnion having a socket embracing said ball and adapted to secure said leg in different adjustments, and a clamping head adjustably connected to the upper end of the said leg.

8. A stencil holder comprising a leg, a clamping head, and a projecting arm pivotally connected to the upper end of said leg, and a flexible stencil engaging bar applied to said arm and forming an extension thereof, substantially as described.

4. A stencil holder comprising a leg and a longitudinally adjustable stencil clamping bar, pivotally secured to said leg, and common means for adjustably securing said bar to said leg, and for holding the same in clifferent longitudinal adjustments, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GUST. warns, sR.

Witnesses:

HARRY D. KILGORE, LORA Gr. HOFFMAN.

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